Geolocation getCurrentPosition() Method

Definition and Usage

getCurrentPosition() The method returns the current position of the device.

Example

Get the longitude and latitude of the user's location:

var x = document.getElementById("demo");
function getLocation() {
  if (navigator.geolocation) {
    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showPosition);
  } else {
    x.innerHTML = "This browser does not support geolocation.";
  }
}
function showPosition(position) {
  x.innerHTML = "Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude +
  "<br>Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude;
}

Try it yourself

Syntax

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error, options)

Parameters

Parameters Description
success Required. A callback function that takes a Position object as its only input parameter.
error Optional. A callback function that takes a PositionError object as its only input parameter.
options Optional. PositionOptions-Objekt.

Rückgabewert

Aktuelle Position des Geräts.

Browser-Unterstützung

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
5.0 9.0 3.5 5.0 16.0